The latest 5 were finished up this morning and came out of the dryer just in time for the sun to break through the clouds a bit for a photo session. We've been pretty snowy still, but we had a bit of a thaw today so there are patches of - um - brown showing through the white. There are some peeks of growth where the tulips and daffodils are - and Mom always said it couldn't be spring until it snowed on the blooming daffodils, so it is not far off.
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| Made from donated patches -and the first quilt to be dedicated in honor of someone. |
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| One of my favorite fabrics in this quilt (and nearly overall from the donated blocks) - makes me think of Japan. |
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| The back of the dedicated quilt - the two blocks in this backing strip were made by the person who sponsored the quilt. |
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| One of mine - I saw this pattern free online and couldn't get it out of my head, so I made it with some donated fabric. It is a little busy in person - but photographed really nicely. |
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| Another one of mine - made with leftover bits from a bargello I made as a gift. The chevron is not as noticeable in this photo as the light fabrics disappeared a bit, but this is very light and springy. |
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| Black and purple donated blocks - I didn't have enough of either color to do a full 14 strips. This one is more masculine feeling overall. |
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| Another one of mine inspired by a free pattern online. This one was a good example of the importance of consistent seam allowances... my strips ended up off by quite a bit at the end (hidden by the wind) but it still made a cheery and cozy quilt. |
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| Some of the blocks in the quilt were made by tiny 4 patches - measuring 2.5" - using up lots of little bits in every project. |
